Paramedic Practice - Staffordshire University

4.8.8 Marking, Feedback and Anonymity
Completed marking/feedback forms, can be collected from the Faculty unusual
circumstances such as student absence results may be posted. Coursework will
be available for collection from the Faculty Office on the date of result publication.
End of year results for all paramedic modules and details of your progression or
final Award status will be published when ratified by the Academic Registrar.
Coursework and examinations are marked anonymously where appropriate
(although this is not possible with assessed presentations, assessment of
practice, OSCE‟s a minority of other assessments).
Please ensure that you use your student number and not your name on the front
sheets of assignments in order to protect your anonymity.
4.8.9 Summative feedback return period
The University‟s Academic Board has been considering the outcomes of the
last National Student Survey and discussing how it can provide quicker
feedback to students. It has agreed that, from September 2010, you will receive
feedback on your coursework and class test summative assessments normally
within 20 working days (this was previously 25 days) following the coursework
submission date or date of the class test. For some assessments the feedback
period will be less than 20 working days. However, it may be the case that the
20 day rule for some assessments cannot be met for justified reasons (for
example, modules on which a large number of students are enrolled).
However, it is anticipated that this will apply to only a small number of modules
on your award and , in those cases, the feedback return period will not exceed
25 days. The anticipated feedback return times for all assessments will be
published in your Module handbooks.
In order to ensure that feedback is provided within 20 days, in some cases, the
mark s for your work will be provisional and will be subject to final ratification by
the appropriate Assessment Board in due course.
The University hopes that you will also play your part by ensuring that you
collect feedback from your module tutor as soon as it is available.
4.8.9 Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning Arrangements
During your Award it may be possible to gain exemption from a module or
modules or from placement if you have suitable previous experience or
qualifications. This is known as Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning
(APEL) or Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL). You will have been sent
information about this prior to commencing your Award. If however you have not
applied for APL/APEL and think you may be eligible, please contact your Personal
Tutor for advice or refer to the Guidance Notes for Accreditation of Prior Learning /
Experiential Learning for details.
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